Mental Health Challenges in the Faith Community, A Discussion of Anxiety, Depression and Suicide w/Pastor Chris Jung of Summit Christian Church

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2019

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Pastor Chris Jung of Summit Christian Church (http://mysummit.church (http://mysummit.church)), located in Lincoln, CA, joins Tony to discuss the challenges of discussing mental health-related topics such as anxiety, depression, and suicide in the faith community. The podcast begins with a one-on-one interview with Pastor Chris where he discusses his path toward church service, including his own mental health struggles that came with many of the challenges that he faced in leading both large and small youth and adult ministries across the country. Chris and Tony then spend some time discussing the topic of suicide, including the suicide of a couple of high-profile ministers over the past year. The give some very practical tips on how to talk about suicide with those around you and what to do if you believe someone may be experiencing suicidal thoughts or ideations. After the interview, Tony includes the message from Summit Christian Church at approximately the 1:11 (one hour and eleven minute) mark. If you, or someone that you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or ideations please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. And Tony refers to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website where you can learn how to spot behaviors that may be warning signs of suicidal behavior https://afsp.org/ (https://afsp.org/) You can pre-order Tony's new book: He's a Porn Addict, Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions here https://msipress.com/product/hes-a-porn-addict-now-what-an-expert-and-a-former-addict-answer-your-questions/ (https://msipress.com/product/hes-a-porn-addict-now-what-an-expert-and-a-former-addict-answer-your-questions/) And you can find out more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com (http://pathbackrecovery.com) And visit http://tonyoverbay.com (http://tonyoverbay.com) and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts. The Virtual Couch is sponsored by http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) Betterhelp.com is the world's leading provider of online therapy. Their mission is to make professional counseling accessible, affordable, and convenient, so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help, anytime, anywhere. Head to http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) for 10% off your first month of services.

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0:00.0	Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch, virtual couch favorite, Pastor Chris Young of Summit Church and Lincoln joins me to talk about some tough topics about mental health issues, anxiety, depression, and we even tackle the difficult subject of suicide.
0:14.5	If you are struggling with any of these very difficult topics, emotions, feelings, or if you know someone that is, I promise you,
0:22.6	you're going to get something powerful from the interview with Pastor Chris today.
0:26.3	And then I also include the message I spoke at Pastor Chris's church this past Sunday
0:31.0	of the message of how to navigate out of those negative and destructive thoughts.
0:36.2	There's so much coming up here. So that and more
0:39.3	coming up on the virtual couch.
0:50.2	Hey, before we get started today, I do want to talk about my friends at betterhelp.com.
0:54.7	Now, I typically read emails that I receive from listeners, and those emails are fantastic.
1:00.1	I think my point there was I wanted people to recognize that they are getting help through
1:04.7	betterhelp.com, specifically betterhelp.com slash virtual couch. But I was listening to BetterHelp.com
1:10.7	has ads on a lot of different podcasts, a lot of my favorite couch. But I was listening to BetterHelp.com has ads on a lot of different
1:12.3	podcasts, a lot of my favorite podcasts. And I was listening to one of the reads of the ad. And it was
1:18.1	wonderful. It was fantastic. The data was there. But, you know, it kind of dawned on me. Hey, I'm a
1:22.9	therapist. This is, I believe everybody could use a little bit of therapy in their life truly to be able to process difficult things, to be able to work through things that they've always kind of been stuck on or things that have just kicked around in their head that they're afraid to talk about or things that they're even aware of that are holding them back from living an incredible life.
1:41.7	And I know part of that struggle can be finding a therapist.
1:45.7	It can be if there aren't a lot of therapists in your area. And let's be honest, it can be,
1:49.8	for a lot of people, there's still a very negative stigma around therapy. And it can be the
1:53.7	process of having to go to a therapist, worrying about who I will see, who I see in the parking
1:58.7	lot, or in the waiting room, or what if the receptionist gives me the stink eye, whatever it is, I understand. So that's where BetterHelp.com
2:06.7	comes in. So if you go to BetterHelp.com slash virtual couch, you can set up an account there,
2:12.3	and they have a very broad range of expertise. I've looked through this. They have people that are
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